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First Generation
1. Christina Margaretha ENGELHORN was born 2 Jan 1840 in Altlussheim, Germany. She died 11 Feb 1915 in Lansing, IA and was buried 14 Feb 1915 in Lansing Ridge Cemetery, Allamakee County, Iowa. 

Christina was remembered as a good wife and fond, indulgent mother. At the time of her death she had recently returned from Chicago were she had undergone operations for cataracts and had been left totally blind. "She was not long to continue in total darkness for death came to her relief at the local hospital."

Christina married Johann Thomas GRUBER, son of Johann Ferdinand GRUBER and Anna Katherine CHRIST, on 7 Jun 1862 in Lansing, Iowa. Johann was born 16 Oct 1836 in Altlussheim, Germany. He died 22 Jan 1918 in Lansing, Iowa and was buried in Lansing Ridge Cemetery, Allamakee County, Iowa.

Thomas Gruber came to America with the Gruber family at the age of 16 in 1852. They first settled in Ohio where they remained for about two years, moving to Lansing, Iowa, in about 1855.

He was recognized as an excellent farmer and was noted for his fine horses and well-kept farmstead which was on the order of a "show place." He even kept such exotics as peacocks. Thomas Gruber was short of stature but of stocky build and wore a goatee. He was a striking personality and a highly esteemed citizen of his community.

Thomas Gruber's farm was just north of that of his father-in-law, Jakob Engelhorn on Lansing Ridge, where they lived until the death of Christina in 1915.

They had 14 children:

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Elizabeth GRUBER was born 13 Dec 1862 and died 20 Jan 1941.
 
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William GRUBER was born 16 Mar 1864 in Lansing Twp, Allamakee county, Iowa. He died 6 Jan 1929 in Lansing, Iowa and was buried 9 Jan 1929 in Lansing Ridge Cemetery.

William Gruber never married. Except for a few years in Oregon, William spent his entire life on the farm on Lansing Ridge.

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Eva GRUBER was born 2 May 1865 and died after Jan 1951.
 
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Louis T. GRUBER was born 17 Sep 1866 in Lansing, Iowa. He died 16 Dec 1938 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was buried 20 Dec 1938 on Lansing Ridge.

Louis was born on the family farm on Lansing Ridge. He never married. He was a skilled woodworker who built coaches for the railroad. It is believed he also lived for some time in Tacoma, Washington. He died in a Minneapolis hospital following a two-week illness.

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Mary GRUBER was born 26 Apr 1868 and died 18 Mar 1963.
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Amelia GRUBER was born 11 Jun 1870 and died about 19 Aug 1911.
 
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Theodore GRUBER was born 25 Mar 1871 in Lansing, Iowa. He died 12 Jan 1951 in Independence, Iowa and was buried 15 Jan 1951 on Lansing Ridge.

Theodore Gruber farmed most of his life in Allamakee County.

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Thomas GRUBER Jr. was born 18 Jun 1873 and died before Sep 1952.
 
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Herman GRUBER was born 27 Mar 1875 in Lansing, Iowa. He died 29 Aug 1877 in Lansing, Iowa and was buried on Lansing Ridge.
 
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George GRUBER was born 30 Jun 1877 in Lansing, Iowa. He died 26 Sep 1952 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was buried 29 Sep 1952 on Lansing Ridge.

George was not married. He and his brother Theodore continued to work the family farm, although he was in Minneapolis at the time of Theodore's death in 1951.

 
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Otto GRUBER was born 10 Sep 1879 in Lansing, Iowa. He died 1956 and was buried on Lansing Ridge.
 
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infant GRUBER was born 4 Oct 1881 in Lansing, Iowa and died 4 Oct 1881 in Lansing.
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Ida GRUBER was born 11 Mar 1883 and died after 1951.
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Anna GRUBER was born 27 Sep 1885 and died before Sep 1952.
Second Generation
2. Elizabeth GRUBER "Lizzie" (Christina Margaretha) was born 13 Dec 1862 in Lansing, Iowa. She died 20 Jan 1941 in Tangerine, Florida and was buried 21 Jan 1941 in Zellwood, Florida.

Lizzie married Orrin James BEAN, son of Elijah Willard BEAN and Emeline WILLARD, on 14 Oct 1890 in Lansing, Iowa. Orrin was born 14 Nov 1853 in Sutton, Vermont. He died 17 Apr 1926 in Zellwood, Florida and was buried 18 Apr 1926 in Zellwood, Florida.

Following their marriage they moved to Gainsville, Florida where Orrin was in the fruit growing business. Their home was later in Zellwood, Florida.

They had six children:

 
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Myrtie BEAN was born before 1892. He died after 1941.

Myrtie married Louise PARKER. Louis died 1943.

 
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Annie Elizabeth BEAN was born 28 Nov 1892. He died 18 Feb 1963.

Annie married Joe STREAT.

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Mary Augusta BEAN was born 20 Mar 1897 and died 9 Nov 1957.
 
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Oscar Charles BEAN was born 28 Jan 1899. He died 7 Jan 1930.

Oscar married Pearl ADAMS.

 
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John Elliott BEAN was born 27 Feb 1901 in Tangerine, Florida. He died 5 Feb 1972 in Orlando, Florida.

John married Eleanor DUKE.

 
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David Louis BEAN was born 5 Feb 1904. He died 26 Sep 1946 in Zellwood, Florida.

David married Myra Tanner YOUNG.

4. Eva GRUBER (Christina Margaretha) was born 2 May 1865 in Lansing, Iowa. She died after Jan 1951.
Eva married Willis P. HAMLIN on 13 Jun 1888 in Lansing, Iowa. Willis was born Jul 1867 in Lake Crystal, Minnesota.

He was a lumber dealer in 1900 Lake Crystal, Minnesota. He later ran a grocery store in Minneapolis.

They had the following children:

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Hazel HAMLIN was born Oct 1890.
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Floyd HAMLIN was born Oct 1896.
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Lorena F. HAMLIN was born Jul 1899.
6. Mary GRUBER (Christina Margaretha) was born 26 Apr 1868 on Lansing Ridge, Iowa. She died 18 Mar 1963 in Waukon, Iowa and was buried 21 Mar 1963 in Lansing, Iowa.

Mary attended the local schools and lived all her life in Allamakee County.

Mary married William E. FRITZ, son of Louis FRITZ, on 24 Nov 1887 in Lansing, Iowa. William was born 16 Mar 1859 in Switzerland. He died 3 Dec 1928 in La Crosse, Wisconsin and was buried 6 Dec 1928 in Lansing, Iowa.

They made their home in the village of Churchtown on Lansing Ridge where William resided for the greater part of his life and operated a blacksmith shop. He later bought a farm on Mays Prairie.

They had the following children:

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Bertha M. FRITZ was born Feb 1889 and died 1947.
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Walter W. FRITZ was born Dec 1891.
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Herbert Dewey FRITZ was born 7 Feb 1898 and died 5 Apr 1980.
7. Amelia GRUBER "Emma" (Christina Margaretha) was born 11 Jun 1870 on Lansing Ridge, Iowa. She died about 19 Aug 1911 in Independence, Iowa and was buried 21 Aug 1911 in Lansing Ridge Cemetery.

Emma married Jacob ISELI, son of Fredolin ISELI and Magdalena LUCHSINGER, on 26 Apr 1898 in Lansing Ridge, Allamakee, Iowa. Jacob was born 10 Oct 1870 in Switzerland. He died 22 Dec 1932 and was buried in Lansing Ridge Cemetery, Allamakee County, Iowa.

Jacob emigrated in 1889 and became a citizen in 1895.

They had five children:

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Fred Jacob ISELI was born 18 Jun 1899 and died 25 Jun 1982.
 
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Theodore ISELI was born 1900 in McKee Twp, Allamakee County, Iowa. He died 1922 in Allamakee County, Iowa and was buried in Lansing Ridge Cemetery.
 
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Henry ISELI was born 22 Sep 1902 in McKee Twp. He died 20 May 1973 in Postville, Iowa.
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Adolph ISELI was born 13 Nov 1903 and died before 1970.
 
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Floyd ISELI was born 19 Oct 1906 in McKee Twp. He died 1970.
9. Thomas GRUBER Jr. (Christina Margaretha) was born 18 Jun 1873 in Lansing, Iowa. He died before Sep 1952.

Thomas worked at one time for the C&NW Railroad.

Thomas married Selma J. YOOS, daughter of Henry YOOS and Rosene GLENSINGER, on 9 Sep 1903 in Lansing, Iowa. Selma was born 14 Nov 1888 in Churchtown, Iowa.

They had two children:

 
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Milton GRUBER.
 
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Otto GRUBER.
14. Ida GRUBER (Christina Margaretha) was born 11 Mar 1883 in Lansing, Iowa. She died after 1951.

Ida married (1) Albert AMONDSON, son of Ole N. AMONDSON and Caroline ANDERSON, on 12 Sep 1906 in Waukon, Iowa. Albert was born 1861 in Eldon, Iowa. He died after Jan 1951.

Albert was a farmer in Allamakee County and later in North Dakota. At the time of his marriage to Ida he listed his occupation as laborer.

They had one child:

 
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Albert Amondson HANSEN.

Ida also married (2) W. HANSEN.

They had one child:

 
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Waldemar HANSEN.
15. Anna GRUBER (Christina Margaretha) was born 27 Sep 1885 in Lansing, Iowa. She died before Sep 1952.

Anna married Jacob J. SPIELER Jr., son of Jacob SPIELER Sr. and Mary FELLER, on 27 Sep 1906 in Waukon, Iowa. Jacob was born 5 Mar 1874 in Lycurgus, Iowa. He died 1956.

Jacob Spieler attended the district school in Makee Township. He was numbered among the enterprising and progressive agriculturalists and a respected citizen of Allamakee county.

Jacob Spieler’s stepmother was Louisa Zimmerman whose older sister was Johanna who married Johann Thomas Engelhorn.

They had seven children:

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Frances SPIELER died 9 Jun 1990.
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Kathryn SPIELER.
 
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Elsie SPIELER.

Elsie married Arthur ZINNIE.

 
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Marie SPIELER died Jun 1984.

Marie married E. A. HOEFFER.

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Leslie SPIELER.
 
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Thomas SPIELER.
 
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Hazel SPIELER died 1989.

Hazel married Fred WOODWORD.

Third Generation
18. Mary Augusta BEAN (Elizabeth GRUBER, Christina Margaretha) was born 20 Mar 1897 in Tangerine, Florida. She died 9 Nov 1957 in Eustis, Florida and was buried 11 Nov 1957 in Zellwood, Florida.

Mary married Edward Franklin HARDING, son of William HARDING and Mertie Devon WILDER, on 1 May 1917 in Zellwood, Florida. Edward was born 22 Sep 1891 in Limona, Florida. He died 4 Nov 1976 in Mount Dora, Florida and was buried 6 Nov 1976 in Zellwood, Florida.

Frank was a hotel caretaker.

They had ten children:

 
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Jessie Mae HARDING was born 2 Jan 1918 in Lake Jem, Florida. She died 4 Jan 1918 in Lake Jem, Florida.
 
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Mary Agnes HARDING "Aggie" was born 15 Mar 1919 in Lake Jem, Florida.

Aggie married Webial Kenneth GALBREATH on 14 Jul 1946 in Mount Dora, Florida. Webial was born 2 May 1918 in Bushnell, Florida. He died 28 Aug 1990 in Fruitland Park, Florida.

 
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Mildred Lois HARDING was born 4 Dec 1921 in Mount Dora, Florida. She died 17 Feb 1923 in Mount Dora, Florida.
 
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Winnifred Irene HARDING was born 3 Jun 1924.
 
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Lena Elizabeth HARDING was born 6 Aug 1925 in Mount Dora, Florida.

Lena married Samuel Abram HOLLOWAY on 16 Jun 1951 in Mount Dora, Florida. Samuel was born 13 Oct 1928 in Bowling Green, Florida. He died 18 Nov 1997 in Sarasota.

 
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Lucile Annette HARDING "Lucy" was born 28 Oct 1927 in Mount Dora, Florida.

Lucy married Richard DERKMAN on 28 Dec 1955 in Mount Dora. Richard was born 23 Jan 1924 in Sun City, Florida.

 
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Doris Ada HARDING was born 14 Jun 1929 in Mount Dora, Florida.

Doris married Elton Merwin CROSSLAND on 21 Feb 1953 in Washington, D.C. Elton was born 30 May 1928 in Orono, Maine.

 
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Edward Bean HARDING "Eddie" was born 8 Jul 1931 in Mount Dora, Florida.

Eddie married Nancy Jane LEWIS on 7 Oct 1952 in Thomasville, Georgia. Nancy was born 20 Jun 1933 in Salem, Massachusetts.

 
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Charles Franklin HARDING was born 25 Oct 1933 in Umatilla, Florida.
 
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William Patterson HARDING was born 9 Jun 1936 in Umatilla, Florida.

William married (1) Faye Augusta ENGLISH on 2 Aug 1959. The marriage ended in divorce. Faye was born 13 Oct 1937 in Umatilla Florida.

William also married (2) Carolyn Ann BOWEN on 6 Jun 1991.

22. Hazel HAMLIN (Eva GRUBER, Christina Margaretha) was born Oct 1890 in Minnesota.

Hazel married (1) J.A. FORRISTER. The marriage ended in divorce.

They had one child:

 
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Warren Guilford FORRISTER.

Warren married Donna VIEBURG.

Hazel also married (2) Archie CARLSON.

23. Floyd HAMLIN (Eva GRUBER, Christina Margaretha) was born Oct 1896 in Minnesota.

Floyd married Evelyne BROSTED.

They three children:

 
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Don HAMLIN.

Don married Shirlie MORBEN.

 
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Richard HAMLIN.
 
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Robert HAMLIN.
24. Lorena F. HAMLIN (Eva GRUBER, Christina Margaretha) was born Jul 1899 in Minnesota.

Lorena married Carl ERICKSON.

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Willis ERICKSON.
 
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Joan ERICKSON.

Joan married M. MCCLUERNEY.

25. Bertha M. FRITZ (Mary GRUBER, Christina Margaretha) was born Feb 1889 in Iowa. She died in 1947.

Bertha married Harry MUELLERMAN. Harry was born in 1878. He died in 1955.

They two children:

 
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Mary MUELLERMAN.

Mary married James WORTH.

 
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Laura MUELLERMAN.

Laura married Alvin AKERMAN.

26. Walter W. FRITZ (Mary GRUBER, Christina Margaretha) was born Dec 1891 in Iowa.

Walter married Ella J. GRAMLICH on 30 Jan 1918 in Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa.

They had one child:

 
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Iva FRITZ.

Iva married Arthur LUND.

27. Herbert Dewey FRITZ (Mary GRUBER, Christina Margaretha) was born 7 Feb 1898 in Lycurgus, , Iowa. He died 5 Apr 1980 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Dewey married Marie PERSONA, daughter of Jon PERSONA and Marie DOUBEK, on 25 Jan 1927 in Waukon, Iowa. Marie was born 30 Dec 1905 in Budweis, Czechoslovakia. She died 20 Mar 1992 in Waukon, Iowa.

They had the following children:

 
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Charles John FRITZ was born 24 Dec 1927 in Waukon, Iowa. He died 29 Jan 2003 in Norfolk, Virginia.

Charles retired from the U.S. Navy with 25 years of honorable service during which he served in World War II and the Korean Conflict. During his military career he served with the USS Copahee CVE 12, 109th CBs Guam, M.L., USS Gen. G.M. Randall, USS De Haven DD 727, USS Picking DD 685, USS Kearsarge CVA 33, USS Lexington CVA 16, US Navcruitsta Chicago, USS Roosevelt CVA 42, USS Forrestal CVA 59, Inmam 15 Canal Zone, USS Cambria APA 36, and AMSU LCAB Norlfolk.

Following his military retirement, he worked for Horne Brothers Shipyard and QEd. He was a member of Brotherly Love Masonic Lodge No. 23 in Postville, Iowa.

Charles married Norma Jean GIBBS, daughter of Charley GIBBS and Edna Hazel COLE, on 18 May 1955 in Lansing, Iowa. Norma was born 2 Sep 1928 in Lansing, Iowa.

 
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Robert William FRITZ was born 9 Apr 1930 in Waukon, Iowa.

Robert married Jo Ann GLYNN, daughter of Ralph GLYNN and Magdalene E. OEHLI, on 14 May 1950 in Lansing, Iowa. Jo was born 1 Dec 1929 in Lansing.

 
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Ruth Irene FRITZ was born 29 Sep 1932 in Waukon, Iowa.

Ruth married James Lawrence JACOBSON on 25 May 1957 in Lansing, Iowa.

 
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Esther Mae FRITZ was born 31 Mar 1935 in Lansing, Iowa.

Esther married Alvin Clayton HONETOR on 19 Jun 1960 in Lansing, Iowa.

28. Fred Jacob ISELI (Anna GRUBER, Christina Margaretha) was born 18 Jun 1899 in McKee Twp., Allamakee County, Iowa. He died 25 Jun 1982 in Waukon, Iowa.

Fred married Gladys Nora JOHNSON on 7 May 1935 in Churchtown, Iowa. Gladys was born 1914.

They had four children:

 
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Robert Fred ISELI was born Aug 1936.

Robert married Judith Laurayne OLSON in 1959.

 
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John Jacob ISELI was born 14 Aug 1940 in Lansing, Iowa.

John married Mary Elizabeth GAULTHIER on 31 May 1969 in Allamakee County, Iowa. Mary was born about 1938 in Lansing, Iowa.

 
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Richard Henry ISELI was born 29 Jul 1945. He died in 1961.
 
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David Gordon ISELI was born 26 Mar 1955.

David married Kathy KAVNEY.

31. Adolph ISELI (Anna GRUBER, Christina Margaretha) was born 13 Nov 1903 in McKee Twp., Allamakee County, Iowa. He died before 1970.

Adolph married Vina MUNGER.

They had three children:

 
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Eugene ISELI.

Eugene married Emma PAINTER.

 
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Jack ISELI.

Jack married Rose Marie YEHLE.

 
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Gordon ISELI.
37. Frances SPIELER (Anna GRUBER, Christina Margaretha) died 9 Jun 1990.

Frances married (1) David ANDERSON.

They had two children:

 
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Sylvia ANDERSON was born 23 Aug 1937.
 
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David ANDERSON Jr. was born 19 Sep 1939.

Frances also married (2) Robert STOCK.

38. Kathryn SPIELER (Anna GRUBER, Christina Margaretha).

Kathryn married Harold FORSMAN.

They had two children:

 
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Harold FORSMAN Jr..
 
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Beverly FORSMAN.
41. Leslie SPIELER (Anna GRUBER, Christina Margaretha).

Leslie married Martha unknown.

They had five children:

 
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Darlene SPIELER was born 13 Aug 1940.
 
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Jeffrey W. SPIELER was born 12 Sep 1956.
 
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Pamela D. SPIELER was born 23 Jan 1959.
 
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Richard L. SPIELER was born 22 Aug 1963.
 
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Shauna M. SPIELER.
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